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10 november, 2024

Paul McCartney - Biker Like An Icon (1993)


"Biker Like an Icon" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 1993 album Off the Ground. It was released a fourth single from the album as 7-inch and CDs. 
Commenting this song, Paul McCartney stated that the line “Biker like an icon” came from a conversation about photo cameras with his wife Linda McCartney. 
The phrase “I like a Leica” became “I like a Nikon” and the lyrics were built around that line with a story of a girl loving a biker like an icon.
 

1. Biker Like An Icon  (3:24)
     Engineer – Bob Kraushaar
     Producer – Julian Mendelsohn, Paul McCartney
     Written-By – Paul McCartney


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taken from the album "Off The Ground"


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Label: Parlophone – 7243 8 81043 2 6
Released: 1993 
Genre:  Rock, Pop 

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09 november, 2024

Shakespears Sister - Hello (Turn Your Radio On) (1992)


Shakespears Sister were an alternative pop and rock musical duo that was formed in 1988 by Irish singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey, a former member of Bananarama. Shakespears Sister was initially a solo act but became a duo by 1989, with the addition of American musician Marcella Detroit. 
"Hello (Turn Your Radio On)" is a song by British-based pop duo Shakespears Sister, and was released as the fourth single from their second album, Hormonally Yours. The single peaked at number 14 and spent six weeks on the UK Singles Chart.
 

1.  Shakespears Sister - Hello (Turn Your Radio On)  (1992)
        Producer – Alan Moulder, Shakespears Sister
        Remix, Producer [Additional] – Alan Moulder, Dave Stewart


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Label:  London Records – LON 330
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Released: 1992
Genre:  Pop Rock

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08 november, 2024

Gotcha! - Da 10 Is Mightier Than Da Sword (1991)


Founded by General Roos (Roger Verhaart) and Ro Krom in 1988. Inspired by performances from Trouble Funk and Chuck Brown, Gotcha! intent to rock the club circuit with their friends in the Netherlands. 
General Roos soon lefts and the new front man becomes Robadope Ro, while Rockatek Ten and Joep da Dupe join. 
From 1990 they start to be well known for their full-on energetic performances, raging for several hours, leaving the dutch club scene speechless. 
In the same year they record their first demo "Words and Music from the Lowlands" later released on 12" and their first album. While working on this album, George Clinton visits their studio and joins in on several tracks. 
 

1.  Da 10 Is Mightier Than Da Sword  (4:21)
       Written-By - R. Krom, I. v. Amersfoord


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Credits
  • Robadope Ro - Producer
  • Aux Master Sun - Producer
  • Vincent Smeenk - Producer

Notes
Label: Ariola – 114 770
Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM
Released: 1991
Genre: Hip Hop, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style: Pop Rock, Funk

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07 november, 2024

George Michael - Freedom 90 (1990)


"Freedom! '90" (also known simply as "Freedom!") is a song written, produced, and performed by English singer-songwriter George Michael, and released by Columbia Records in October 1990. The "'90" added to the end of the title is to prevent confusion with a hit by Michael's former band Wham!, also entitled "Freedom". 
The song's backing beat is a sample from James Brown's song "Funky Drummer".
It was the third single taken from Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990), though released as the second single from the album in the US and Australia. "Freedom! '90" was one of a few uptempo songs on this album. 
It was a major hit and peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. 
The song refers to Michael's past success with Wham!, yet also shows a new side of himself as a new man, who is more cynical about the music business than he had been before


1.  Freedom 90  (6:30
      Written-By – G. Michael


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Credits

"Freedom" taken from the Columbia release Listen Without Prejudice 46868 


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Label:  Epic – 656390 7 
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single 
Released:  Oct 22, 1990 
Genre:  Funk / Soul, Pop 

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06 november, 2024

Queen - Scandal (1989)


"Scandal" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was released as the fourth single from their 1989 album The Miracle and peaked at #25 in the UK. The single was released in the United States but failed to chart. 
"Scandal", written by Brian May, but credited to Queen, is about the unwanted attention May and lead singer Freddie Mercury received from the press in the late 1980s, involving May's divorce from his first wife, Chrissie Mullen, and his relationship with actress Anita Dobson and growing media speculation about Mercury's health. 
Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in April 1987; he did not reveal his condition until the day before his death in November 1991. However, changes in his appearance, particularly his weight loss and rather gaunt look, helped fuel speculation that he was seriously ill.
May recorded the keyboards and guitars in one take. Mercury's vocal was also done in one take.


1. Scandal (4:42) 
    Written-By – Queen


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Taken from the album "The Miracle" PCSD 107.


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Label: Parlophone – QUEEN 14
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Released:  Oct 9, 1989
Genre:  Rock
Style:  Pop Rock

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05 november, 2024

Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall (1988)


American pop music duo consisting of keyboardist and vocalist George Merrill and singer Shannon Rubicam. 
They are perhaps best known for their hit song "Waiting For a Star to Fall" from 1988. As songwriters, the duo composed a pair of #1 hits for Whitney Houston, "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)". 
They wrote the song after witnessing a falling star at a Whitney Houston concert and originally offered the song to Houston, but Arista Records CEO Clive Davis rejected it. 
American singer Belinda Carlisle then recorded a demo of the song but refused its inclusion on her 1987 album Heaven on Earth, so Rubicam and Merrill decided to record and release the song themselves.
"Waiting for a Star to Fall" was released in June 1988 as the second single from Boy Meets Girl's second studio album, Reel Life (1988). 
The song became a chart hit in several countries, reaching number five on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The tenor saxophone solo on the Boy Meets Girl version was provided in a session recording early in the career of Andy Snitzer, who later found success as a solo artist.


 1. Waiting For A Star To Fall  (4:34)
      Producer [Produced By] – Arif Mardin
       Written-By – George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam


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Credits

From the Album "Reel Life" - PL/PK/PD 88414


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Label:  RCA – 8691-7-R 
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo 
Released: 1988 
Genre:  Soft Pop

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04 november, 2024

Ike & Tina Turner - Delilah's Power (1975)


Delilah's Power is the final studio album by Ike & Tina Turner, released in 1977. The album was released by United Artists Records a year after the Turners split up. The tracks are from some of their last recording sessions together.
The only single from the album, "Delila's Power" (an "h" was later added on Delila), was released in Europe in 1975. 
The song was written by Tina Turner and although it received positive reviews, critics noted the similarities between the track and its predecessor "Nutbush City Limits."


1. Delila's Power  (2:58)


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from the LP:  United Artists Records – UAS 30040


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Label:  United Artists Records – 5C 006-97 097
Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Released: 1975
Genre:  Funk / Soul

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03 november, 2024

Merlin - Alright (1974)


Merlin arose from a band called Madrigal in late 1973. 
Madrigal had been on the scene since 1967, but only drummer Dave Whitwhick remained from the original lineup. 
Jamie Moses and Bob Webb joined Madrigal in 1973,and singer Alan Love joined soon afterward (he was previously with the psych band Opal Butterfly).
They released a selftitled album in 1974 with their single "Alright". The song song reached the tipparade. 


1. Alright  (3:30)
    Written-By – Herbie Flowers, Roger Cook


Credits

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Label:  CBS – CBS 2421 
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM 
Released: 1974 
Genre:  Glam Rock 

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Oc9gd8S1zv9_AasDcIzb5QRJRlZRij4c/view?usp=drive_link

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02 november, 2024

Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon (1973)


"Daytona Demon" is the fourth solo single and third UK hit by Suzi Quatro, released in 1973. The song is frequently believed to be a revision of Freddy Cannon's "Tallahassee Lassie" and a reference to Daytona Beach in Florida in which Quatro's lover is equated with a fast car.

"Daytona Demon" was never included on the US or other foreign release of her second album Quatro and remained unavailable in any format in the US until the advent of the CD and numerous compilations in the 1990s. "Daytona Demon" has been a staple of Quatro's numerous hits compilation albums since then. On the 2011 expanded issue of Suzi Quatro, “Daytona Demon” and its B-side "Roman Fingers" were included as bonus tracks. 


1.  Daytona Demon  (4:03)
      Written-By – Chapman - Chinn


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Label: RAK – RAK 161 
Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM 
Released:  Oct 19, 1973 
Genre: Glam Rock

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rHLtg8X2hrE6yIdJOK-FLCqDdRwxe0ZV/view?usp=sharing

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01 november, 2024

Hildegard Knef, Enrico Macias, Alice Babs, Sandra & Andres, Demis Roussos, Vicky Leandros - Auntie (1972)


Auntie was een gelegenheidssingle van diverse artiesten. Het was een felicitatie van muziekproducent en componist Hans van Hemert aan de BBC, wiens bijnaam Auntie is. 
Die bestond in 1972 vijftig jaar. Of de felicitatie de BBC ooit heeft bereikt is onbekend, alhoewel er een videoclip is gemaakt. Deelnemende artiesten, waaronder een aantal Eurovisiesongfestivalgangers, waren:

De B-kant liet een instrumentale versie horen. Harry van Hoof verzorgde het arrangement en gaf leiding aan het orkest. De single kreeg nog een staartje. Van Hemert werd van plagiaat beschuldigd. 
De begintonen van Those were the days, ooit gezongen door Mary Hopkin, zouden verstopt zitten in het liedje. 


1.  Auntie  (4:18)
       Arranged By – Harry v. Hoof
       Producer – Hans v. Hemert
       Written-By – H. v. Hemert


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Label:  Philips – 6832 032 
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single 
Released: Dec 1972 
Genre:  Pop 
Style:  Chanson, Ballad 

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23 oktober, 2024

Prince And The Revolution - Pop Life (1985)


"Pop Life" is a song by Prince and the Revolution. It was the second US (and final UK) single from their 1985 album, Around the World in a Day, reaching number 7 in the US charts, becoming Prince's eighth top-ten hit in a two-year span.
The song starts with a faded-in synth line and quickly starts the main tune. The easy groove is achieved with a smooth bass guitar and piano embellishments. A drum machine provides handclaps to make the song danceable. 
"Pop Life" was recorded before Purple Rain was completed, indicating the new direction Prince wanted to take after the success of that album and film. Lyrically, the song describes the tiresome and stressful side of the celebrity life, including the pressure that can lead to drug use ("What you putting in your nose?/Is that where all your money goes?").

1. Pop Life  (3:42)
     Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince & The Revolution


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Orchestral players (Segue to The Ladder)

  • Violins – Sid Page and Marcy Dicterow-Vaj
  • Violas – Denyse Buffum and Laury Woods
  • Stand-up bass – Tim Barr and Annette Atkinson


"Pop Life" From the album 'Around The World In A Day'
LP 925 286-1 MC 925 286-4 CD: 925 286-2


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Label:

Paisley Park – W8858, Paisley Park – 928 858-7

Format:

Vinyl , 7", 45 RPM, Single , PRS pressing

Country:

UK

Released:

1985

Genre:

Funk / Soul, Pop

Style:

Funk, Minneapolis Sound

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11m12zYFRUYvc7ZSbJK8b3Ayb5dKwCSVv/view?usp=drive_link

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03 maart, 2024

Golden Earring - Kill Me (Ce Soir) b/w Lucky Number (1975)


Op 1 maart, maar dan in 1975, komt Golden Earring binnen in de Nederlandse Top 40 met ‘Ce coir’. Het nummer werd geschreven door de bandleden George Kooymans & Barry Hay en John Fenton. ‘Ce coir’ was afkomstig van de Earring LP ‘Switch’. 
De album titel stond voor de verandering van de muzikale koers die de Haagse groep wilde varen na succesalbum ‘Moontan’ (1973). 
Dit was natuurlijk het album waar wereldwijde hit ‘Radar Love’ op te vinden was. Hoewel de LP de eerste plaats bereikte in de Nederlandse album chart, bleek ‘Ce coir’ de enie succesvolle singel van de plaat te zijn.
Op ‘Ce coir’ hoor je ook toetsenist Robert Jan Stips ( later the Nits). De sound van de singel werd donkerder, symfonischer en experimenteler genoemd.  
Ook ditmaal weer een grote hit voor de Earring, want de singel bereikt de 5e plaats in de Nederlandse Top 40.  Steve Harris van Iron Maiden is al jaren een trouwe fan van Golden Earring en zijn band heeft ‘Ce Soir’ gecoverd en op de plaat gezet.


A - Kill Me (Ce Soir) - 3:30
       Written-By – B. Hay, G. Kooymans, J. Fenton

B - Lucky Number - 5:52
      Written-By – B. Hay, G. Kooymans


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Edited version of track "Kill Me Ce Soir" from the "Switch" album.   


Notes
Release: 1975
Genre: Rock
Label: Polydor

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01 februari, 2024

Dionne Farris - I Know (1995)


"I Know" is a song by American R&B singer Dionne Farris. Written by Milton Davis and William DuVall, it was released in January 1995 as the first single from Farris' debut album, Wild Seed – Wild Flower (1994). 
In 1995, Top 40 radio was fragmented because popular songs tended to have either an "alternative" or grunge sound, or were more hip-hop/R&B. 
That wasn't the case with this track: It's a pure pop song, and Top 40 radio stations played it like crazy. It was the only hit for Farris as a solo artist.
The song relies on repetition to make its point: The phrase "I know" is repeated at the beginning of most of the lines. 
So, what does Dionne Farris know? It sounds like her ex-lover is trying to rekindle their romance (possibly drunk dialing her) but she wants no part of it:

I know why you say you love me
But I can't say the same

It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1996. Davis and DuVall won an ASCAP Pop Award for writing the song in 1996.


US maxi-CD single

1. I Know (single edit) - 3:25
2. People - 4:45
3. I Know (NY reprise mix) - 3:49
4. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free - 4:39
5. I Know (acoustic roots – extended edit) - 5:03



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